jpdb beta

late summer heat; lingering summer heat

1

devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)

2

suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation

2

prime minister; premier; chancellor

71

restless; fidgety; in a hurry

4

sphere; circle; range; category

1

enemy nation

3

thirteen; 13; king (playing card)

7

long; (for a) long time

2

non-aggression pact; non-aggression treaty

10

conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)

5

friendly nation

3

economic activity

1

combination; union; incorporation; congruence

2

military exercise

2

apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize

7

to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)

4

between both countries; bilateral

3

mighty; powerful

1

right of control; supremacy; sovereignty

1

to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)

2

exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous

3

point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge

5

name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense

2

fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification

78

stationing (troops); occupancy

3

military affairs

4

one's own country

5

to maintain (preserve) peace

1

dependence; reliance

2

main city (of a district, province, etc.); major city

12

mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable

3

to fall into ruin; to be desolated

3

be; is

2

twenty-five

10

years later

2

serious wound; serious injury

11

castle of a feudal lord

4

hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering

3

one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good

2

bitter enemy

3

identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination

3

roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home

1

western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon

23

unbelievable; incredible; implausible

3

longing; great desire; aspiration

1

you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just

1

demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition

9

class of demons; demonic race; family of demons

1

kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer

2